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MCM London Comic Con; Hands on with Evolve

25/5/2014

 
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From the makers of Left for Dead (Turtle Rock Studios) and the publishers of Borderlands (2K) you expect a title that has the ability to wow players. The premise alone is enough to raise more than a few eyebrows. Four on one seems a tad unfair especially when the four are heavily armed with a vast array of exotic weapons and tactical toys. The balance for the one is that you are a rather resourceful behemoth capable of using stealth and your own set of skills to dispatch the team sent against you.
This type of idea has been tried before, the Aliens vs Predator title a few years ago had the same idea but feel down as the Marines overpowered the Alien. The test for this game is how well would the One control and how balanced is the game.

Firstly we were playing on pc's from Chillblast with 360 controllers so I was straight at home. Unfortunately my audio was down so I had to play deaf, it made the experience a lot harder as I was getting shot from unknown angles but handily the bullet trails are present.

So I played as the monster in a mode called hunt, the principle of which is that the monster must either kill the hunters or destroy a specific target. Obviously for the hunters the roles are reversed.
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As you start the game the Monster spawns thirty seconds ahead of the hunters, then as Jon likes to say its time to get the he'll out of dodge as you start as a weakened character. In this initial time you can level up by killing wildlife and chowing down on their carcasses. Once you have eaten a set amount you can then Evolve and rank up some of your attacks. Obviously while your eating or evolving you are vulnerable to attack but you have a handy smell feature which you use to find incoming threats. This mechanic works like a wave and works really well to give you the help you need in finding prey.
The great thing is the whole experience felt balanced the monster gets progressively more powerful and if the hunters decide to hunt you while your small then you will be in trouble but thanks to the dual objectives there is also the desire to protect the objective. The team playing me gave me time to rank up and I managed to everyone to level three and then went on the hunt from them. My first attack went a little wrong but I was able to skip out regroup and regenrate. Then with time ticking down I decide to go for all or nothing and then the Monster mechanics really came onto their own.
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With a small space the hunters had me pinned but they also were vulnerable to my attacks it gave me the chance to kill one and then stop the rest reviving them and so on until I reigned triumphant. Even though I won I would easily say this was the games highlight of the show. Even when I add in my lack of audio. The game will need beefing up with modes and characters but if this is the base then the topping should be enough to draw player sin like flies come October.

MCM London Comic Con; Memorabilia guests to look out for

23/5/2014

 
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The vast array of names that flock to the MCM every year is always full of surprises and more than a few I know I know You's.
To make Life a little easier we have spotted a few names and linked to some pertinent information about them below. We have not covered everyone but if you click the link at the bottom of the page you will go straight to the guest page on the MCM Comic Con site.
Links go to actors IMDB page
Julian Glover; Appearing at the moment as Grand Maester Pycelle on HBO's Game of Thrones, you may also remember him playing  General Maximilian Veers in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 
James Cosmo; Fresh from playing Lord Commander Mormont in Game of Thrones, you may also remember him form Sons of Anarchy playing Father Kellan Ashby, or from Troy playing Glaucus or from Braveheart where he played Campbell

Links for the full round up of Special Guests at the show *

*Changes may occur to availability

A preview of the Videogames appearing at MCM London Comic Con May 23 - 25th 2014

23/5/2014

 
The link between entertainment industry's has never been as a strong. We live in an interconnected media paradise and thankfully MCM London is going to give visitors a vast amount of content over the weekend in which to feast their senses. Below is a list of some of the gaming Highlights which we will be reporting on over the weekend.
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MCM London Comic Con returns to ExCel London this weekend for the UK's biggest and best celebration of pop. culture, and there'll be plenty of games-related goodness on offer alongside all the films, sci-fi, comic books, anime and cosplay - including top publishers, an expanded eSports offering and brand new indie developers' zone. Here's a taste of what you can expect at the show:
Great Games

  • Tecmo Koei - Games on Tecmo Koei's stand will include Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn and Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland. The publisher is also bringing a host of exclusive items to MCM London Comic Con, including figurines and artwork.
  • Bandai Namco - Games at the show include Ace Combat Infinity, Tales of Xillia 2, Soul Calibur Lost Sword, Grid Autosport, One Piece Unlimited World Red, PAC-MAN And The Ghostly Adventures andNaruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution.
  • Nintendo - Nintendo will be showcasing Mario Kart 8, running exclusive mini tournaments across the comic con weekend. The publisher will also be hosting a pop-up shop, featuring exclusive items from the Official Nintendo UK Online store.
  • Capcom - Capcom UK is planning a weekend of gaming goodness, including a Street Fighter arena where visitors can battle in Ultra Street Fighter IV and a Monster Hunter gathering with games, prizes, Monster Hunter merchandise and more.
  • 2K Games - 2K's big title at MCM London Comic Con will be sci-fi co-operative first-person shooter Evolve from Turtle Rock Studios, the team that brought us Left 4 Dead.
  • Rising Star Games - Games coming to the show include Cloudbuilt and Hometown Story.
  • Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment - Titles on display include two LEGO-licensed games that suit comic con down to the ground: LEGO Hobbit and LEGO Marvel.
  • Jagex Games Studio - Highly anticipated browser-based MMO Transformers Universe and much-loved fantasy MMO Runescape can both be found over on the Jagex stand.
  • Reef Entertainment - Games that Reef will be showing visitors include Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl and Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection.
  • Square Enix and Konami will also be attending the show with a range of merchandise.


Indie Developers

  • For the first time, MCM London Comic Con will be showcasing the work of independent games developers in a dedicated zone - Go Indie Games. Titles to check out include Salvage (Mad Fellows);Eden Star (Flix Interactive); LA Cops (Modern Dream); Minutes (Red Phantom Games); Tengami (Nyan Nyan); Lumo Deliveries Inc. (Lumo Developments); Overruled (Dlala Studios); Deep Loot (Monster and Monster); Morphopolis (Micro Macro Games) and TerraTech from eponymously-named devs TerraTech.
Games Guests
  • As well as a host of great games, bandai Namco are bringing a pair of special guests to the show; both Tales of... series producer Hideo Baba and Ace Combat Infinity producer Kazutoki Kono will be meeting fans and presenting onstage panels.
  • Cast and crew from Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist will present an exclusive panel on the new live action series based on the iconic fighting game franchise. Produced in association with Capcom US A and debuting on Machinima on Friday 23 May, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist will later be released on DVD/Blu-ray and shown as a TV mini-series.
  • While best known for caartoon roles, top voice actors Wendee Lee, Phil LaMarr and Greg Cipes have all voiced videogame characters. Phil LaMarr (Futurama, Samurai Jack) has appeared in the Metal Gear franchise and Final Fantasy XII; Wendee Lee (Haruhi Suzumiya, Cowboy Bebop) has appeared in the .hack, Dynasty Warriors and Dead or Alive series, and Greg Cipes (Teen Titans, The Lego Movie) is in Lego Marvel Super Heroes.
eSports Extravaganza
  • MCM eSports Powered by ESL - MCM Expo Group has recently partnered with the Electronic Sports League (ESL), who will be producing the Razer-sponsored League of Legends Invitational and Open Tournaments taking place across comic con weekend.
Honda's Oculus Adventure
  • Honda's anime-inspired motorcycle – the NM4 Vultus – will be making its European public debut at MCM London Comic Con this weekend ...and thanks to the Oculus Rift, visitors will be able to put the ground-breaking bike through its paces with a virtual ride through the neon streets of Neo Tokyo. The NM4 Vultus' Japanese creators will also be at the show to meet visitors and explain the concept behind the über cool motorcycle at first hand.


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